In recent years, local officials have broken the spell and apologized for what happened generations ago
Medieval healers treated animals' ailments with a mix of faith, tradition and science
A new film offers a fictionalized look at the Janes, activists who provided illegal abortions in Chicago before Roe v. Wade
Every fall, across the country, farmers and their friends and family gather to sort the ewes and rams that spent the summer free-grazing
A new exhibition on the Salem witch trials explores how the meaning of the word "witch" has evolved through the centuries
The seven pairs of pants open a portal into life in the Castle Dome mining district
Since the 13th century, artists have been reinventing the art form that covers churches, palaces and train stations
Often treated as a weed, the versatile prickly pear cactus could be the next big specialty crop
Jane and Anna Maria Porter ruled Britain's literary scene—until male imitators wrote them out of the story
The "Game of Thrones" spinoff takes its cue from the Anarchy, a civil war that saw Empress Matilda and Stephen of Blois vying for the English crown
A new book details the tangled tale of "Ulitsa Sezam," a "Sesame Street" spinoff that aired until visions of Russia's democratic future faltered
A new film dramatizes the life of Mamie Till-Mobley, who forced America to confront the brutality of her son's 1955 murder
An exhibition at the Met features 100-plus paintings, sculptures, decorative works and objects that testify to the splendor of 16th-century English court
A new biography explores the life of Vivekananda, a Hindu ascetic who promoted a more inclusive vision of religion
Her work explores "what it looks like to have America in the room"
Alicia Escott and Heidi Quante founded the Bureau of Linguistical Reality to create words to help describe people's feelings about climate change
New research reveals links between the 18th-century Ahanta leader John Canoe and the Caribbean festival Junkanoo
From Japanese kimono silks to Navajo jewelry, Smithsonian’s 2022 Craft2Wear brings shoppers into a world of wearable craft and design
The story behind the Smithsonian’s showstopper is one of a major dust-up between the artist and his patron
How Forest Lawn Memorial-Park, a star-studded cemetery in Los Angeles, corporatized mourning in America
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